Justices Show Support for Designer Barring Same-Sex Webpages (1)

December 5, 2022, 7:54 PM UTC

The US Supreme Court hinted at support for a Colorado website designer who says she has a constitutional right to create websites only for opposite-sex weddings in a high-stakes clash that pits equality against free speech.

Hearing arguments for more than two hours in Washington Monday, the court’s conservatives suggested they would carve out what some of them characterized as a narrow exemption from anti-discrimination laws for businesses that engage in expressive activities.

Several conservatives focused on designer Lorie Smith’s stated intention to create customized wedding sites, rather than just templates that couples could use to fill in their own ...

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